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Collision repair and body shops in Hill County, MT
The collision repair and body shops in Hill County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,167
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hill County spend about $6.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,090 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Hill County as of September 2026. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hill County in 2023. That is one for every 2,069 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hill County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Hill County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hill County compares
The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Hill County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,069 | 2,563 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,090 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,798 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $579K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hill County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Hill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,167−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,206
- Median age
- 34.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,899 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $52,798+7.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,118
- Median home value
- $202,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,080
- Daytime population
- 15,558Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 65 | 7 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +9.4% | #325 of 1,327 |
| 2Gallatin County, MT | 63 | 20 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #376 of 1,327 |
| 3Missoula County, MT | 59 | 17 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +4.4% | #453 of 1,327 |
| 4Lewis and Clark County, MT | 58 | 14 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +5.8% | #496 of 1,327 |
| 5Yellowstone County, MT | 54 | 29 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +4.5% | #579 of 1,327 |
| 6Flathead County, MT | 42 | 28 | 6.3 | $1.8M | +10.1% | #863 of 1,327 |
| 7Silver Bow County, MT | 41 | 7 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #884 of 1,327 |
| 8Cascade County, MT | 31 | 21 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #1,088 of 1,327 |
| Hill County, MT | Not scored | 4 | 6.4 | $1.7M | −0.5% |
Other business types in Hill County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care31
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies18
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Hill County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 collision repair and body shops in Hill County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Hill County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.8M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,206 households in Hill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hill County, MT compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Hill County has 6.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Hill County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,069 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Hill County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Hill County at 16,167 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,206 households. Median household income in Hill County is $52,798, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.1%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hill County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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